“The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First he says: ‘This is the covenant I will make with them after that time, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds…'” (Hebrews 10:15-16 NIV).
This reference to the Biblical testimony of the Holy Spirit in Hebrews 10:15 offers an opportunity to examine a related passage from the New Testament epistle of 2 Timothy…
“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16).
This process of inspiration finds its origin in the word theopneustos (or, “God- breathed”) in the original language of 2 Timothy 3:16. Much like the act of human exhalation, this portion of Scripture tells us that God “breathed-out” His Word through each Biblical author. It is this unique two-part authorship that makes the Bible different from any other book.
First, we can say that God is fully responsible for the content of the Scriptures. This explains why the Bible claims to be authoritative (Exodus 4:30, 1 Thessalonians 2:13), eternal (Psalm 119:89, Matthew 24:35), and true (Psalm 119:142, John 17:17). However, the doctrine of Biblical inspiration does not mean that these Biblical authors functioned as human word processors, copy machines, or stenographers.
Instead, God used the personality, cultural background, vocabulary, and writing style of each human writer to communicate the Scriptures in a precise and errorless manner. For example, the Scriptures display the humanity of each human author through such things as human research (Luke 1:1-4), human emotion (Nehemiah 13:25), and even human memories that were fragmentary and incomplete (1 Corinthians 1:15-16).
Therefore, as one commentator observes…
“With these two acts of God—breathing out His Word and carrying the writers along by the Spirit—we can come to a definition of inspiration: The Holy Spirit moved men to write. He allowed them to use their own styles, cultures, gifts, and character. He allowed them to use the results of their own study and research, write of their own experiences, and express what was in their minds.
At the same time, the Holy Spirit did not allow error to influence their writings. He overruled in the expression of thought and in the choice of words. Thus, they recorded accurately all God wanted them to say and exactly how He wanted them to say it in their own character, styles, and languages.” (1)
(1) Brian H. Edwards, Why Should We Believe in the Inerrancy of Scripture? Answers in Genesis https://answersingenesis.org/is-the-bible-true/why-should-we-believe-in-the-inerrancy-of-scripture/ Retrieved 28 October 2022